Hans Croiset

Acting

Hans Croiset

Born October 15, 1935 · Amsterdam, Netherlands (age 90)

Henri Julien 'Hans' Croiset (1935) is a Dutch stage director and theatre, television, film and voice actor. He is best known for his illustrious stage career. On May 6, 2022, he announced his retirement. Since 2007 he has also been active as a writer. He published an autobiography and several novels.

Known For

A Bridge Too FarA Bridge Too Far · 1977
A Bridge Too Far
★ 7.21977
MovieDramaHistory
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
GuernseyGuernsey · 2005
Guernsey
★ 5.52005
MovieDramaThriller
Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became miles apart from the people she is closest to.
Only Decent PeopleOnly Decent People · 2012
Only Decent People
★ 4.92012
MovieComedyDrama
David Samuels is from an intellectual Jewish family from the posh Amsterdam Old South. He is also a man on a mission: to find a fabulous ghetto-queen with great tits and thick buttocks. His parents and friends declare him mad, but David continues unabated.
Punk LawyerPunk Lawyer · 1996
Punk Lawyer
★ 7.01996
MovieDrama
A young Amsterdam lawyer seems to be doing well, but occasionally he is overwhelmed by an unstoppable need for booze. During one of his delirious episodes, he witnesses the death of a squatter at a police station. Worried about his career, he hesitates to speak out.
A Bride in the MorningA Bride in the Morning · 1959
A Bride in the Morning
1959
MovieDrama
TV adaptation of Hugo Claus's play about the relationship between siblings Andrea and Thomas. When their parents - a failed artist and a toiling housewife - want to marry off Thomas to his cousin Hilda, a rich older woman who desperately needs a marriage, Andrea tries to prevent this.
FlanaganFlanagan · 1975
Flanagan
★ 5.11975
MovieThrillerDrama
Paul Flanagan is released from jail after serving for 8 years. He only has two things on his mind. First: to retrieve the money from the robbery he was convicted for. Secondly: to get revenge on his partners in crime (his half-brother Paul and his ex-lover Cathy), who got away Scot free and never once visited him in jail.
About CantoAbout Canto · 2011
About Canto
★ 4.82011
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt achieved worldwide renown in 1979, when his work for four pianos Canto Ostinato was first performed. Although some music experts viewed it with disdain - it broke with prevailing notions of serialism and tonality - the piece was a huge hit in the contemporary classical music world. In the years since, numerous musicians have released their recordings of Canto, and it is still being performed around the world. Director Ramon Gieling interviewed a large number of people about the sometimes far-reaching impact this composition has had on their lives. One interviewee tells of how Canto was the soundtrack to the birth of her son; another has a section of the score tattooed on his arm. Gieling seeks to unravel the mystery of the universal power of music, and his blend of documentary footage, fiction, essays and archive material produces a multifaceted response to the question of just what it is about this piece that touches people so deeply.
The Rising SunThe Rising Sun · 1978
The Rising Sun
1978
MovieDrama
The small business of the De Sterke family is threatened when their ever-expanding neighbour, department store 'The Rising Sun', starts taking away their customers.

Filmography

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About CantoAbout Canto · 2011
About Canto
★ 4.82011
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt achieved worldwide renown in 1979, when his work for four pianos Canto Ostinato was first performed. Although some music experts viewed it with disdain - it broke with prevailing notions of serialism and tonality - the piece was a huge hit in the contemporary classical music world. In the years since, numerous musicians have released their recordings of Canto, and it is still being performed around the world. Director Ramon Gieling interviewed a large number of people about the sometimes far-reaching impact this composition has had on their lives. One interviewee tells of how Canto was the soundtrack to the birth of her son; another has a section of the score tattooed on his arm. Gieling seeks to unravel the mystery of the universal power of music, and his blend of documentary footage, fiction, essays and archive material produces a multifaceted response to the question of just what it is about this piece that touches people so deeply.
Broken RedBroken Red · 2005
Broken Red
★ 9.02005
MovieThriller
What happens if you take the law into your own hands, start correcting the legal system on your own initiative? Hans Croiset, André van den Heuvel, Bram van der Vlugt and Kitty Courbois in their roles of aged resistance heroes do not think this is such a bad idea; in fact, it is what they already did during World War II. Back then, they formed a sworn resistance gang. The occasion for their renewed fighting spirit is the brutal robbery and murder of Marjan, one of the members of their former group. Past and present start blending. In a controlled tempo, alert to detail and acting, a story unravels that focuses on Hans Croiset in the role of Simon, a retired teacher of Dutch. He makes contact with the underworld, meeting the Slavic Goran, who starts feeling sympathy for the old man. Eventually, fate lies in Simon's hands.

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